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Grace Slick on Hendrix at Monterey, Jefferson Airplane and the Spanish origins of “White Rabbit”
By Jude Gold published
The former Jefferson Airplane vocalist took a trip into her guitar past on our latest No Guitar Is Safe podcast

Gene Simmons tells how he, Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley gave Kiss some British swagger
By Phil Weller published
The bassist grew up adoring British bands and felt they had a wild, carefree attitude that U.S. acts lacked. Kiss set about changing that

Martin Barre on Jethro Tull’s famous Grammy triumph over Metallica 36 years on
By Phil Weller published
Even the band’s label thought Metallica would win, so they refused to fly them out for the ceremony

Eric Clapton on the one guitarist who blew him away onstage
By Phil Weller published
The pair had become great friends, but when Slowhand stepped up for a guest spot, he got thrown for a loop

Guitar Center's Guitar-A-Thon is back, and it includes a colossal $600 off a Gibson Les Paul, $180 off a Fender Strat, and a slew of new exclusive models
By Daryl Robertson published
Grab yourself some huge savings on all your favorite guitar brands with Fender, Gibson, Epiphone, and loads more

Joe Perry on 'Toys in the Attic' and the riffs that saved Aerosmith from oblivion
By Phil Weller published
After two under-performing albums that had seen their well of songs run dry, Aerosmith found inspiration from unlikely places and turned their fortunes around

Yvette Young gives her top tips for regret-free guitar shopping and recalls her worst impulse buy
By Phil Weller published
The Ibanez signature artist also expains why in-person shopping helps save her from embarrassment

How a 20-year-old hot-shot guitarist convinced Eric Clapton to switch to Fender Strats
By Phil Weller published
Having made his name with the Gibson brand in the mid to late 1960s, Clapton made the dramatic switch in the ‘70s and hasn’t looked back since
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